Originally Posted by
batpot
On a related subject, Surly recommended getting a fork length ~10% shorter than the fully unsprung length of the suspension fork.
Any thoughts on length?
That surprises me. The general recommendation when going from sus to rigid - assuming you want least amount of change to handling - is to look for a fork that matches the ”sagged” height of the sus fork. ”Sag” meaning how much the fork compresses with rider on the bike, rolling along casually.
And sag is usually recommended to be considerably more than 10%.
The sus-to-rigid swaps I’ve made, I’ve always aimed for the sagged height, or shorter.